A baby, Thaddeus Daniel Pierce, was born from an embryo frozen for over 30 years. The embryo was created in 1994 and adopted by an Ohio couple. Linda

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An adopted embryo that was frozen for 30 and a half years has given rise to what some claim is the 'oldest baby' in the world. According to an exclusive scoop from MIT Technology Review's Jessica Hamzelou, the newborn baby boy was conceived in the United States in May 1994 to one set of parents and born on 26 July 2025 to another set of parents.